Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 3FE
How much crime is recorded in CT16 3FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eythorne & Shepherdswell
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
CT16 3FEDover
How safe is CT16 3FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 3FE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT16 3FENational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.